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	*The ] censors the documentary '']'' depicting a ] due to perceived incitement to violence that the outrage about the film might cause. Nevertheless, the ] telecasts the film.		*The ] censors the documentary '']'' depicting a ] due to perceived incitement to violence that the outrage about the film might cause. Nevertheless, the ] telecasts the film.
	*The ] will phase out the inclusion of ]s in their performances by 2018.		*The American ] will phase out the inclusion of ]s in their performances by 2018.

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	*] Inc buys ] drugmaker Pharmacyclics Inc for ]21 billion.		*American ] Inc buys ] drugmaker Pharmacyclics Inc for ]21 billion.

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	*The manufacturer of a medical instrument for ] procedures, ], lacked ] clearance when it caused an outbreak of infections, including two deaths, from an ], "superbug" ], or CRE, at ] between October 2014 and January 2015 (see ]).		*The manufacturer of a medical instrument for ] procedures, ], lacked US ] clearance when it caused an outbreak of infections, including two deaths, from an ], "superbug" ], or CRE, at ] between October 2014 and January 2015 (see ]).
	*A ] jury deadlocks in a second trial allowing convicted murderer ] to be spared the death penalty. She will be sent to prison for life for killing her lover in 2008.		*A ] jury deadlocks in a second trial allowing convicted murderer American ] to be spared the death penalty. She will be sent to prison for life for killing her lover in 2008.
	*The ] schedules oral arguments for hearing cases regarding the bans by states of ] on April 28, 2015.		*The ] schedules oral arguments for hearing cases regarding the bans by states of ] on April 28, 2015.
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Current events of March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05) (Thursday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

A knife-wielding assailant injures American ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, in the South Korean capital city of Seoul. Authorities report that the injuries on his face and wrist are not life-threatening. (Yonhap News) (BBC)
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
- Separate attacks in Baghdad kill at least eight people. (AP)

Arts and culture

The Indian government censors the documentary India's Daughter depicting a December 2012 gang rape and murder due to perceived incitement to violence that the outrage about the film might cause. Nevertheless, the BBC telecasts the film. (Daily Mail) (The Times of India)
The American Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the inclusion of elephants in their performances by 2018. (AP)

Business and economy

American AbbVie Inc buys leukemia drugmaker Pharmacyclics Inc for $21 billion. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Tanzanian flooding kills 42 people near Lake Victoria in the Kahama District. (AP)

Law and crime

The manufacturer of a medical instrument for endoscopic procedures, Olympus Corp, lacked US FDA clearance when it caused an outbreak of infections, including two deaths, from an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria, "superbug" Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center between October 2014 and January 2015 (see February 19). (AP)
A Phoenix, Arizona jury deadlocks in a second trial allowing convicted murderer American Jodi Arias to be spared the death penalty. She will be sent to prison for life for killing her lover in 2008. (AP)
The U.S. Supreme Court schedules oral arguments for hearing cases regarding the bans by states of gay marriage on April 28, 2015. (MSN)

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